A brief history of expansion microscopy
Since an MIT team introduced expansion microscopy in 2015, the technique has powered the science behind kidney disease, plant seeds, the microbiome, Alzheimer’s, viruses, and more.
Jennifer Michalowski | McGovern Institute for Brain Research •
mit
April 23, 2025 • ~13 min
April 23, 2025 • ~13 min
From help to harm: How the government is quietly repurposing everyone’s data for surveillance
Under the guise of efficiency and fraud prevention, the federal government is breaking down data silos to collect and aggregate information on virtually everyone in the US.
Nicole M. Bennett, Ph.D. Candidate in Geography and Assistant Director at the Center for Refugee Studies, Indiana University •
conversation
April 23, 2025 • ~8 min
April 23, 2025 • ~8 min
Some politicians who share harmful information are rewarded with more clicks, study finds
A study of US state legislators found that posting misinformation online was a winning strategy for boosting a politician’s visibility – but not for Democrats.
Yu-Ru Lin, Associate Professor of Computing and Information, University of Pittsburgh •
conversation
April 22, 2025 • ~6 min
April 22, 2025 • ~6 min
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